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With N.C. State and UNC making early exits, only Duke remains for Triangle fans — an unholy option for many Wolfpack and Tar Heel backers. But here are compelling reasons to pull for Nevada, Gonzaga and others.

Depending on genetics, people's earwax is either wet and smeary on a Q-Tip or dry and sculptable like clay. A study of skin microbes seeks samples of both but especially the dry kind, which tends to come from people of North American or Asian origins. Swabs of armpits, ankles and noses also needed.

Benj Edwards has lovingly saved, restored and cared for roughly 300 classic computers since age 12, not to mention the vast assembly of video game systems from Nintendo to Atari to Intellivision. He's a tech historian and journalist. But he's got two kids now and dwindling amounts of free time and space. When he posted less than half his collection on Twitter, he got thousands of retweets, hundreds of comments and several offers to buy.

The relic of the Museum of Life and Science’s “Pre-History Trail” is mostly a curiosity made obsolete by the apatosaurus and newer, interactive displays. But a study shows the brontosaurus may be more important, so let’s bring it back.

The relic of the Museum of Life and Science’s “Pre-History Trail” is mostly a curiosity made obsolete by the apatosaurus and newer, interactive displays. But a study shows the brontosaurus may be more important, so let’s bring it back.

A new book by E.T. Malone Jr. follows the legend of Dromgoole’s 1833 disappearance from Chapel Hill to the troubled student’s true resting place, dispelling but still celebrating the story of his death by pistol duel.

Raleigh’s sister city Rostock in northern Germany celebrates its 800th birthday in June, and it invites a couple married in Raleigh on the specified date to join them for free nights in a seaside hotel.

Sherman Leathers makes his annual plea for new players on Raleigh’s downtown chess boards, inviting them to challenge the masters already on the Fayetteville Street tables. He also celebrates the city’s newer, more comfortable chairs.

VIDEO: May and Blue, two goats from Spring Haven Farm in Chapel Hill, arrived with roses to Blake and Heather Massengill's home in Fuquay-Varina on Valentine's Day. The "goat-a-gram," delivered by Andrew and Cullen Crihfield, was a surprise for He